Linus Edmiston

Linus Edmiston (14 June 1796-22 May 1853) was a Liberian Democratic Party politician.

Biography
Linus Edmiston was born on 14 June 1796 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States to a family of African slaves. Edmiston was one of the slaves owned by John Edmiston, and in 1825 he was emancipated by his master as he was dying. Edmiston moved to Liberia with other freed slaves, and he proceeded to join the Liberian Democratic Party. Edmiston was a member of the House of Representatives for the Democrats, and he died on 22 May 1853 in Monrovia.